Artist description Eldin Green is a solo artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has been playing music since dirt was invented.

Music Style Progressive Power Pop

Musical Influences Beatles, Zappa, Chick Corea, Bach, Mozart, Zepplin

Similar Artists Beatles, Zappa, Chick Corea, Bach, Mozart, Zepplin

Artist History I'm Eldin Green from Top Secret Records. I have been involved in music since 1962 when I first picked up a harmonica given to me by my grandfather. I started my musical training in 1963 with the clarinet, moved into the saxophone in 1964, and in 1967 I was given a guitar. I have been exploring music in different genres from that time, studying jazz, classical, and popular music. Along the way I have learned to play many instruments and today continue by playing guitar, tenor sax, keyboards, vocals, and occasionally the other varied related intruments during recording sessions. My recording career began in 1969 with a mono condensor mic cassette tape player. I have since recorded music in studios used by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Kenny Loggins, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors. I have also been very fortunate to work with some very talented musicians in my career including John Mayall and Three Dog Night. I currently work on the north coast of California with bands like the Mike Craghead Trio, Sluggo, Spudgun, and Mixed Nuts. I now own a little recording studio and indie record company called Top Secret Records and I'm always involved in a project or live music. Hey, I'm just a working musician that keeps on playing! Many of my musician friends have given up over time, but I love to play and have continued through all these years. I hope you like my music... Thanks for stopping by!

Group Members Eldin Green and his merry band

Instruments guitar, sax, clarinet, keys, harmonica, bass, drums, vocals

Albums Top Secret Monkey Jam, Modern World, Dav'es Room, Caveman Shuffle, Foreign Language, Mad River

Press Reviews 'Mad River' Album features power pop with heart By Kevin L. Hoover Eldin Green's new album, "Mad River" is jam-packed with ideas in the form of catchy and substantive melodies, clever arrangements and lyrics that dare to be alternatively enigmatic, amusing and ironic. In short, intelligent power pop with some heart. "The Mad River" starts off the album with some local color and a good hook. Green showcases his horn playing and arranging abilities on "Minimum Wage," a brisk shuffle with cruel insights into the joys of inadequate compensation. "Crazy," is a cool scorcher with fine, tasteful horn arrangements and some sizzling guitar. Next is an amusing instrumental meditation titled "Rain." After the easy-rolling "I Can't Wait," the upbeat, country-flavored "Organ Grinder" rounds out side one. Square dance, anyone? Side two begins with "Jungle John," which rollicks adequately despite being underpercussed and never achieving its full kinetic potential. Nice backwards vocals, though. "My Maya Papaya" is a focused rocker strongly reminiscent of the work of Steve Winwood and Todd Rundgren in their one-person band albums. As a bonus, the vocals are downright Lennonian. "This Magic Place" delivers an almost Pink Floyd feel and some creative sibilance, though the honking sax might be a bit jarring for some. There is a jewel-like little instrumental bit nested in right after the sax solo that might have been extended, in an ideal world. Green's goal for "Mad River" was to have a "radio station on a cassette." It would have to be college radio, then. The corporate stations would never tolerate this degree of musical originality and diversity.

Location Arcata, Ca - USA

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